stupefactive

English

Etymology

Compare French stupéfactif.

Adjective

stupefactive (comparative more stupefactive, superlative most stupefactive)

  1. Inducing stupor; making drowsy; stupefacient.
    • 1841, Benjamin Parsons, The wine question settled, page 7:
      Opium and laudanum, which is a preparation of opium, are both stimulating and stupefactive.
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